THESE HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS ARE 
Our Perennial Plants are propagated in our nurseries at Farmingdale, 
Long Island, where the climate Is conducive to rugged plants. Here 
we have humid summers and cold, wet winters with bitter winds. 

Aconitum Fischeri 
ACHILLEA. Yarrow. See pages 24 and 85. 
ACONITUM. Monkshood. Very effective 
in shady places. Requires a woodsy soil. 
Root Is poisonous. 
Fischeri. Clear blue flowers. 3 to 4 ft. 
Sept. 
Napellus. Rich dark blue. 4 ft. Aug. 
Sparks’ Variety. Deep violet-blue. Very 
stately, growing up to 5 feet. 
Above 3 varieties, 55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, 
$5.50 per doz. 
AETHIONEMA, Warley Rose.* Rock- 
Daphne. Rich pink. Resembles a 
miniature Daphne; very choice. 4 to 
6 in. May, June. 55 cts. each, $1.50 
for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
AJUGA. Buzgle-Flower. Splendid carpeting 
plants and ideal ground-covers for sun 
or partial shade. 
Metallica. * Bronze foliage and blue flow- 
ers. 4 to 6in. June. 
Multicolor. % Leaves are multicolored, 
varying from dark green to red, white, 
and yellow. 4 to 6 in. 
Reptans alba. % Pure white flowers. 4 to 
6in. June. 
Reptans, Pink Spires. ~% Very effective 
because of its soft pink flowers on Jong 
spikes. Perfect compact habit. Fime for 
the edges of paths and walks. 6 to 9 in. 
June, July. 
ALOYSIA. See Herbs, pages 23 and 24. 
ALYSSUM. Basket of Gold. These produce 
sheets of yellow flowers. Very suitable 
for rock-gardens, walls, and sunny 
borders. 
Saxatile. % Golden yellow. 1 ft. May. 
ANCHUSA. Alkanet. These rank among the 
best blue summer-flowering plants. 
Italica, Dropmore. Very showy and 
effective in borders. Brilliant royal blue. 
Atto.5 it. July. 
Myosotidiflora. * Produces sprays of tur- 
quoise-blue flowers resembling forget- 
me-nots. 1% ft. May, June. $1.20 
for 3, $4.50 per doz. 



Anthemis, Thora Perry 
Anemone japonica + Windflower 
There are no prettier flowers for the au- 
tumn than these. Thriving in borders, in sun 
or partial shade, they produce a charming 
picture from early September to Iate October 
with their beautiful chalices ranging from 
pure white to rose and crimson. They revel 
in a woodsy soil, i.e., rotted leaves, peat, etc. 
Geant des Blanches. Huge white flowers. 
Sit: 
Hupehensis. Early flowering. Rosy mauve. 
146 ft. 
Queen Charlotte. 
rose flowers. 3 ft. 
Rosea superba. Large deep rose flowers. 3 ft. 
September Charm. Rosy pink. Very florif- 
erous and popular. 2 ft. 
Rubra. Dark crimson. 2 ft. 
ANEMONE pulsatilla. Pasque Flower. % 
Lovely mauve flowers in late April and 
May. The flowers are covered with silky 
hairs and have golden stamens. 9 in. 
Pulsatilla rubra. % A ruby counterpart 
of the above. 
All Anemones, $1.20 for 3, $4.50 per doz. 
Beautiful, Iarge silvery 
ANTHEMIS. Chamomile. A lovely summer- 
flowering plant with elegant, finely cut 
foliage. Fine for cutting. 
Thora Perry. A novelty from England, 
with bright yellow flowers. 3 ft. July, 
Aug. 55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 
per doz. 
See also Herbs on pages 23 and 24. 
ARABIS. Rock-Cress. * These make a won- 
derful spring display and are good for 
rock-gardens and as edgings for paths 
and borders. ‘They are especially effec- 
tive when associated with subjects like 
aubrietia and alyssum. 
Albida fl.-pl. Pure white, fully double 
flowers, sweetly scented and resembling 
stocks. 9in. May. 
Rosabella. Very compact, with delicate 
pink flowers. 6 in. May. 
Above 2 varieties, $1.20 for 3, $4.50 per doz. 
Snowcap. Compact habit, with single 
white blossoms. 6 to 9 in. April. 
These extremes of weather produce “‘tough”’ plants which will thrive 
anywhere. We do not offer as hardy, plants which are definitely not so. 
You may plant them with every confidence. 

Anemone japonica 
Aquilegia + Columbine 
Beautiful old-fashioned border plants of 
indescribable charm. Graceful spurred flow- 
ers, often two-colored, on long stems, are 
produced mostly mm early summer. All are 
excellent for cutting. 
Super-Spurred Colossal 
_ A strain of gigantic-sized blooms, measur- 
ing 5 to 6 inches across, with spurs 4 inches 
long, covering a range of over 50 colors. 
55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
Long-spurred Varieties. All flower in 
June, and are from 2 to 3 feet in height. 
Blue Shades Yellow Shades 
Rose and Pink Shades Sawco Hybrids 
Copper Shades 
Longissima. Bright yellow, with spurs 
3 to 4 inches long. 2% ft. Usually 
blooms late, from July on. 
Clematiflora. Very distinct in that the 
flowers resemble a clematis. A mixture of 
pee shades, mostly pink and blue. 2 ft. 
une. 
ARENARIA montana. Sandwort. %® A fine 
rock-plant; large snow-white flowers in 
early spring. Excellent for walls. 
Other Arenarias on page 85. 
ARMERIA. Thrift; Sea-Pink. 
Bees’ Ruby. Large flowers are borne on 
Jong stems. Color is brilliant ruby-red. 
114 ft. May-Sept. 55 cts. each, $1.50 for 
3, $5.50 per doz. 
Czespitosa. Rare and beautiful. Neat 
tufts of stiff green foliage studded with 
pale pink flowers. 3 in. June. 
Farmingdale Giants. A selected strain 
of giant-flowering Thrifts with stems 2 to 
24% feet high. Excellent for cutting. 
Many shades of pink, salmon, straw- 
berry, etc. July, Aug. 
ARTEMISIA, Silver King. Ghost Plant. A 
very decorative plant with white, finely 
cut leaves. Excellent in the perennial 
border to accentuate the beauty of flow- 
ering plants. 3 to 4 ft. 
Other Artemisias 
Are listed on pages 23 and 24. 

PRICES, unless otherwise noted, $1.10 for 3, $4.25 per doz. Purchaser pays transportation beyond 50 miles of New York 
* Dwarf plants for the Rock-Garden and edging the Perennial Border 
74 Hardy Perennial Plants 
Plant these in good soil, first working in General 
Garden Fertilizer; then keep free of weeds 
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